Lights and shadows of Koundé in the suffered victory against Athletic

Without Ronald Araújo by sanction, Jules Koundé had to put again like head office with the FC Barcelona and show that it can be a leader in defence without the presence of the Uruguayan. The French footballer shared the centre of the saga with Andreas Christensen and although it did not have a bad party and achieved a new goal to zero for the culés, went back to seed some doubts of his capacity to surrender to 100% during 90 minutes.

Perhaps by something physical or mental, the Frenchman does not seem to be going through his best moment and went back to be something absent-minded, this time in Saint Mamés. The same that in his error in front of Valencia, or some played in the eliminatory European in front of the Manchester United, measured badly a rival pass and in a jump, although this time without touching it, left only in front of Ter Stegen to Berenguer, the one who for fortune of Xavi Hernández could not define.

To the edge of the abyss

The attacker was not hit in front of the German, but was a played very dangerous, one that could have put advantage to the Basques and complicated no only the party for the culés, but also the title of League. Certainly the central compensated that earthy error taking out low sticks a finish of Yuri in the discount that was the goal of the tie of the Athletic Club.

Like head office by the right, Koundé was correct with the balloon and could execute several passes so that the Barça surpassed the pressure of the Athletic. However, his figures during the party show that it has not been able to have the capacity this Sunday to be lethal in each action in which it was required, when winning only 50% of his terrestrial and aerial duels.

Moment to have an alone function

This type of figures no can them to him allow a central that is to title in the best defence of Europe in what the big leagues refers , by what is something in what it has to work for the next course, where expects that it do not have to return to the side save in occasions of emergency. This continuity surely was the key to see to a Koundé so flawless like which played in Santiago Bernabéu the party of gone in the semifinals of the Glass of the King does some days.

After the party the central wanted to do his own analysis and recognised that "I think that costs us more with the ball lately and do not have the best feelings, but all the world all do our work when we lose it". "We are knowing to suffer but it is costing us close the parties lately", signalled the defender that arrived the past summer to the Camp Nou.